Closed Chelsea vs Hull City

[Goemaere 131]

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--Iva-------JT------Cahill-----cole

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moses-----kdb-----hazard

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subs: Ba, oscar and ginkel

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Hull..one of those rank English towns up north like Leicester,Sunderland,Bradford where one wonders if it might have been better if the Luftwaffe had just vaporized the place so humanity could start again.

There's some nice places up north but Hull and the other 3 ain't one of them.

[Muzchap 8,966]

Hull..one of those rank English towns up north like Leicester,Sunderland,Bradford where one wonders if it might have been better if the Luftwaffe had just vaporized the place so humanity could start again.

There's some nice places up north but Hull and the other 3 ain't one of them.

As a 'Conqueror' - would have thought you'd have known geography

Leicester = Midlands

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Amazing how the general consensus about Moses has went from "shit player who we should sell to Everton for 7m" to "he should be a starter ahead of KDB" in under a month!

It seems our opinions can only be on the extremes..

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

As a 'Conqueror' - would have thought you'd have known geography

Leicester = Midlands

As a Londoner I know everything north of Watford is Up North. :tophat:

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Amazing how the general consensus about Moses has went from "shit player who we should sell to Everton for 7m" to "he should be a starter ahead of KDB" in under a month!

It seems our opinions can only be on the extremes..

Or different people are sharing different opinions at different times.

For what it's worth I've never said either.

[Jase 43,479]

One instance in a half-dozen. We nearly lost to Wigan in 2005/06, and it took an absolute fluke from Drogba to beat Hull last time round.

If the players have a good mindset heading into this game, then we'll win it 2-0 or 3-0, with a degree of comfort. Act as they did on multiple occasions last year against lesser teams and we'll struggle to sneak a 2-1.

Absolutely. Our poor record against the lesser sides was arguably the main reason we did not challenge for the title and had to wait for ages to seal a Top 4 finish last season. Continue with that attitude this time and we won't get anywhere again. And not to mention, with Spurs, Everton and United away to come in our first 6-7 PL matches, it's games like this that we need to ensure that we win with no place for complacency whatsoever. Also, some have got carried thinking we will just walk over Hull. A solid and decent 2-0 or 3-0 win will do for me given it's the first game of the season and all. Will give us a platform to build from and give confidence to the players.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Or different people are sharing different opinions at different times.

For what it's worth I've never said either.

I didn't say they were the same people, but all the opinions being expressed about Moses took a very dramatic turn from extreme to the other in a very little time.

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

One instance in a half-dozen. We nearly lost to Wigan in 2005/06, and it took an absolute fluke from Drogba to beat Hull last time round.

If the players have a good mindset heading into this game, then we'll win it 2-0 or 3-0, with a degree of comfort. Act as they did on multiple occasions last year against lesser teams and we'll struggle to sneak a 2-1.

+ in 2007 we only just beat Birmingham with 3-2. Anyway, in my books one instance suffices to disprove "always". 5 instances hardly form a rule either. I am quite sure myself we won't win this too high but if Lamps is fully fit and Lukaku has his scoring boots on we can easily crush this 2nd tier defense by 5.

+ this Hull team is weaker than the one we beat in 2009. They got fuckin Nick Proschwitz who was not even good enough for SC Paderborn as a striker...

[craig19 4]

This is sure win I believe. What I'm not sure is, what score will end this game. I hope it's a total defeat to frighten them with fears.

[Barbara 15,149]

I didn't say they were the same people, but all the opinions being expressed about Moses took a very dramatic turn from extreme to the other in a very little time.

I still think he's a great sub, but he just doesn't perform as well when he starts.

And that's the main reasons Kevin starts in my lineup

[Goemaere 131]

Amazing how the general consensus about Moses has went from "shit player who we should sell to Everton for 7m" to "he should be a starter ahead of KDB" in under a month!

It seems our opinions can only be on the extremes..

It is indeed ridiculous. KDB did way better than oscar and better than moses in general. And he had an extremly good season in Germany ( not that i expect people to have watched him before judging ofcourse.)

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

Honestly I'd start Moses based on performances if we were to play a team that would try to carry the ball into our own half, but I'd rather expect a defensive-minded, stubborn Hull display, so less direct players might be more beneficial. KDBs crosses and through balls can unlock any defense and his shot could be useful, too. The same applies for Oscars slick dribbling. My gut says Mourinho will leave our direct wingers Schürrle and Moses on the bench for this one.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

Whatever happens, a solid win could be useful in sending a message to the other clubs. we need to show that we mean business from the word go. In Mourinho's first EPL game we beat United with Gudjhonsen scoring the goal. We need to thump Hull and thump them hard. Though it will be hard, it isn't impossible with the quality of players we have.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

If it is true that our Spanish players aren't capable of playing in this game, then hopefully we can get to see the Belgian connection instead. For me Romelu has shown enough talent to be second striker (though should be first on threat alone but won't happen this season), and i think Kevin will add alot of attacking prowess in the center with Moses/Shurrle on the right allowing Hazard to free roam and create havic on the left - and maybe interchange with Kevin.

[LeonDavis23 371]

3-0 all goals in the first 20 minutes BANG!! we already have our sights on old trafford in 2 weeks

[Spike 12,049]

2-0 with goals from Marco van Ginkel and Eden Hazard.

CALLED IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS.

[bushman 2,043]

I'm pretty surprised none of you are giving Hull a chance...

You don't get out of the Championship if you're a bad side... They can definitely make life difficult for us...

First game or the season is a lottery - anything can happen...

It will probably end up 1-1 or maybe 2-1 - I'm just being realistic.

However if we do win by a huge margin - I will be shouting loudest - just think it's a little arrogant to underestimate our opposition, we could be guilty of doing what Bayern did - and look how that turned out.

Somehow, I am surprised that you think Hull might give Chelsea a difficult game.

First game against a newcomer, should be one sided affair, I feel.

If I were you, I wouldn´t worry much. I see, 3 or 4 goals scored by Chelsea.